Schloss Elmau in Bavaria - A Luxury Hotel for the G7 Summit | See where Presidents are Sleeping

Heads of state are meeting for the G7 World Economic Summit at the luxury Schloss Elmau hotel in Bavaria. And they won’t just be talking about global problems there, they’ll also be staying at the hotel, protected from the outside world.
We take a look behind the scenes at the five-star superior hotel close to Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the south of Germany. What does German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s hotel room look like? And US President Joe Biden’s bathtub? How’s the view from the balcony over the Alps? What’s the food like at the hotel’s two-star Michelin restaurant? How much does it all cost? And why is the hotel manager such a fan of elephants?
Would you take a vacation here if you could afford it?
Author: Marco Müller, Camera: Florian Mettke, Editing: Lennard Lippold
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[@donyao5950]

I respect you but sorry to say there is nothing than just watching 7 little clown

[@laqueefasteinberg4981]

Why dont you delete the comments of G7 politicians that make inflammatory comments toward russia, make racist comments toward white europeans telling them they must be more diverse or else they are racist, and economically discriminate and oppress against the lower classes??

[@khust2993]

freedom of speech innit?

[@patriciarivasytaboada2467]

Nosotros fuimos invitados !! Solo puedo decir Excelente !!. Un sueño.que se hizo realidad !! El personal que te atiende es LO MEJOR

[@chinmayabhat6214]

The last part about the story of elephant was great. Love from India 🇮🇳

[@paulson2008]

I can't understand a person who would spend $700 for the cheapest room will steal throw pillows 🤣

[@hansonel]

Wouldn't do that. Hotels bill guests who take towels, pillows and any other item from the rooms.

[@BilalMalik-bm7sy]

It is a psychological problem that rich people have, known amongst HNWIs

[@jaat8056]

some people are habitual Theif for example.... British 😂😂

[@krazYFaic]

Politicians.

[@suhalaomo3278]

@@jaat8056 Dutch 🇳🇱 too, perhaps most of western europeans as well 🙂

[@mayurmahajan1503]

I knew from the beginning the elephant must have some connection with India. Lots of love to the owner from India :)

[@cedricdeconcordia7862]

AC-free and beautiful establishment like this one that is mindful and respectful of the environment should be the model to follow by the world-wide hotel industry! My hat to the Bavarians for their commitment and dedication to concretely preserve nature!

[@user-zv7hb1de9o]

That thing about Elephant and India! Love y'all from India

[@legendarycondor]

Every room will have a fan this summer

[@verenasimmann4604]

..was für Impressionen!!! Danke für den Zauberhaften Dreh mit Euch !!!

[@ileavecomments1155]

As an Indian watching this,mentioning about my country India felt so good.

[@Hshdjdjdhd]

whan? where :)?

[@gollum7005]

Why?

[@r0hith1999]

Why?

[@jamesanderson787]

At last, they talk about elephant theme that is the indian influence comes..

[@krutibhavsar9534]

Simply WHY ?

[@salequemohammad9056]

DW and NHK both are my most favorite tv channel. Thanks for this beautiful documentary. Salek. Dhaka. Bangladesh.

[@hritikraghuwanshi9328]

Please make me prime minister I wants to stay in this hotel 😭✋

[@73-ritikrajsem-1his6]

@Vince go and check boy

[@lunafringe10]

you can be a cook, or a maid there too.

[@adarshhegde3930]

@Vince we are invited guest to G7. So we can stay in this hotel.

[@dannymcrooster4089]

Lovely. And here, in Argentina, people looks for food in the garbage. Thanks Alverso Fernández.

[@dannymcrooster4089]

@Santosh Parvatikar my God 😳

[@peterfireflylund]

Too many years with Peronism will do that to a country. Why isn’t Queen Christina in jail yet?

[@hiehrnfjrntzb2082]

@Santosh Parvatikar what happended to our german heritage there….

[@rayhanshakib1841]

Love from Bangladesh ✌🏻🇧🇩❤️

[@risaaa00513]

Sustainability , Luxury, International relations and India - What a delightful amalgamation!

[@adarshhegde3930]

I knew the moment i saw elephants that it has some connections with India.😊🇮🇳🙏

[@anetteolnhoff6808]

Aber das Allerschönste ist die Landschaft um das Hotel herum. Früher gab es in ein par hundert Meter Entfernung einen dazugehörigen Reitstall und ein uriges bayerisches Gasthaus. Wenn man an dem Wildbach entlang wandert, erreicht man nach einigen Kilometern ein Tal, mit dem wunderschönen, glasklaren Ferchensee. Umgeben von Almwiesen und den Bergen kann man direkt von den vorderen Tischen im Biergarten die Karpfen füttern.

[@rituyadav2255]

Loads n loads of love from India !!!!!

[@Atlas.shrugged]

Respect to the Germans for not embracing air conditioning, no matter what, unlike the rest of the world. I totally understand, relate and appreciate the significance. Just hope some of the rest of us follow.. it would do the earth so much good.

[@greentea8852]

They also believe that air con make you sick and give you sore throat.

[@AngryCommonSense]

Yep totally not okay to use AC because it “kills the environment” but it’s okay for them to use electric heat in record numbers to stay warm during the winter! B/w I live in Germany and think it’s retarded, Germany isn’t saving the planet, every single person on the planet could drop dead tomorrow and the planet would still do whatever it’s going to do. Can’t think not using AC is saving the planet and then drive your gas car or watch Netflix for 5 hours a night. Hypocrisy, here ya go.

[@chadevans2292]

Establishing a model of no air conditioning works for more temperate summer climates. However, this does not work in less forgiving summer climates such as Germany’s southern neighbors. World wide Hotel industries would be operating at a loss if they adopted this model.

[@miramira7031]

The moment I saw the elephant 🐘 I knew it had something to do with my country 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@muravi8167]

Love the story of the Hotel Motif !

[@sdmamansood9687]

The Elephants instantly made me wonder about an Indian connection and it is indeed true!

[@manojkumar-jt3fw]

Never expected i will hear 'India' from this video. But that elephant gave us the vibes

[@mrytyunjaykr]

When first noticed that Elephant insignia everywhere I had this inner feeling that it'll get connected to India somehow.. lol I was too damn right.

[@Mira-pm3ni]

Me too 😀

[@mcaadif1907]

DW never disappointed me! I shall be friend to this channel for ever. ❤️

[@DWTravel]

@M Caadif Thank you! 😊

[@greatgood9232]

Just curious how many guests they have had since the last summit?

[@MrOsho3]

Beautiful🤗

[@imransiddique8794]

Good to see India 🇮🇳 is in every nook and corner of the hotel 🐘 .

[@samsonamarak]

So sweet.

[@francinesicard464]

What a wonderful hotel in this spectacular area.

[@tatsumurai8265]

Idea is important. Good sleep good brain :)

[@RaviKumar123.]

Truely a luxurious hotel...👌🏻✌️

[@giselameunier3845]

Payed by the taxpayer

[@anshumansahu1087]

@@giselameunier3845 Of course. Taxpayers are peasants meant to serve these masters.

[@omi685]

@@giselameunier3845 Perhaps they should have rented some Airbnb rooms for the head of states hosted in their country?

[@filbao8113]

@@omi685 😄

[@sigitprabowo6864]

Interesting to see schloss elmau castle..... beautiful place...beautiful scenery ...alpen mountains so beautiful...appropriate where heads state and goverment stay during G7.....👍, hopely i'll be there...someday

[@jamesmathew6236]

Wow! This is spectacular!!

[@abdijabaradan2324]

i have the time to visit there but ain't gat the money😁

[@nxo91]

Meanwhile, the price of food is high for their minions,as in all of us🤣

[@carolinekelly3415]

Danke schon!!!!

[@mrpeel3239]

Perfection. Report neglected to mention location also mitigates protesters and disrupters!

[@damonblade3195]

So elegant !

[@dragonsnightmare6061]

Elephants always come back intelligent and powerful they've been instrumental in the success of many military campaigns the Elephants in the room that's my analogy

[@mustafakhanjiwala5582]

Faboulous Piece Of Architecture by The Great Germans Arts man and Engineering. Well Done Mr. Elmau. Keep It Up For Owning Great Property. Maintain It With Heart For Heart. Danke Schoen. Indeed Place For Kings And Leaders.

[@aravatagisharanaprasad8047]

Please share details about background score at 00:44. It is so soothing.

[@DWTravel]

Terry Deine-King: *Flight Of Spring* 😘

[@aravatagisharanaprasad8047]

@@DWTravel Thank you so much guys… I listen to it daily before going to sleep… it’s made ma a lot calmer and peaceful..

[@nelsongonzalez4533]

Wonderful 😊 wunderschön✅😊 oh là là

[@crackpot0236]

Who makes the payment?... the host country or each participants themselves?

[@tattianasalles3019]

Even for me who are a brazilian the elephant reminds India. Lord Ganesha, isn't he?

[@hr7767]

Salam dari INDONESIA. Kami tunggu G20 di BALI

[@orvilleclisby6748]

The Titanic was the most luxurious vessel in the world.

[@RexxDarjeeling]

Interesting 😃😊😃😊😃😄🤗🤗🤗

[@AS-cx1ik]

They deserve being able to stay at a comfortable place!

[@reqart7388]

I love this joint love to visit with my new husband

[@MuhammadIqbal-yl9ml]

Luxury hotel , only for super rich People. It is like a paradise. Beautiful landscaping and hills.

[@appdata007]

Indian 🇮🇳 and elephant 🐘. Omg omg ❤️👏👏👏

[@jagmal.841]

👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👍🏻

[@RamaKrishnan-ml3mt]

🙏

[@dannedidi4178]

BEATIFUL for one SARMAT , THEN TO BE YET MORE BEATIFUL , ONLY ONE SARMAT

[@TheYeti308]

Yeah ; I didn't think they would hole up in the lower east side .

[@sandeshherwade1029]

Proud to be an Indian 🇮🇳 This world is blessed with Indian culture, traditions and philosophy 🙏

[@norbertderiro9458]

Above all, supporting Putin is a great achievement...

[@peterfireflylund]

What did the Indians ever give the rest of the world? Zero! ;) (You did give us that and Panini and the Kerala School of mathematics… and Ramanujan and Chandrasekhar and the Boses… but you didn’t give us as much as you think. Europe gave much, much more.)

[@kwizerahosea4431]

732M Indians have no access to a proper Toilet

[@user-zv7hb1de9o]

@@peterfireflylund we gave yoga and meditation too. We gave the integer "0".

[@user-zv7hb1de9o]

@@norbertderiro9458 it's less to do with putin and more with the New world order that's shifting towards East

[@orvilleclisby6748]

According to the laws of Marketblocks, the undergrowth can take market share from the perceived all powerful canopy due to efficiencies.

[@fantafridaymovies565]

I love to see elephant 🐘 i am from india 🇮🇳

[@pratik5748]

The last part about elephants and its history attached with India is since the time of Buddha... The story goes like this The Queen Maha Maya dreamed that a white elephant with entered her right side, which was interpreted to mean that she had conceived a child who would become either a world ruler or a buddha.. Thank you love from India Namo Buddhay

[@jeromefitzroy]

So the staff stays in the castle?

[@DWTravel]

@Jerome Fitzroy No they did not have to, but they had to observe strict security measures during the time of the g7 summit, as did everyone there.

[@drmdmd1]

well why not!

[@LetterSignedBy51SpiesWasA-Coup]

“Lujo para mi cacahuetes para ti” -su gobierno

[@burung81]

The meeting is PR show and for the leaders to get free holidays. What is the outcome of the meeting that benefit their own common folk/peasants or laborer??

[@jerrymartin3965]

The servants have become the masters.

[@hilwaamanamankiyar-pp5bf]

MAY

[@wishingonthemoon1]

Not to be a buzzkill, but I can’t believe all these rich people and this fancy hotel can’t afford to pay their musicians…

[@richiesd1]

It’s ok. I’m not crazy about the rustic look.

[@kylybeach6298]

Scoltz and Macron can tackle naps. Crises no.

[@kylybeach6298]

@@awesomedude4428 To busy building nuclear submarines.

[@lunafringe10]

if you like it lonely and secluded, its the right place

[@franzfred7511]

tbh, i am not amused that i have to finance this with my taxes.

[@laqueefasteinberg4981]

700 euros per night with no meals included?!? I'll pass.

[@nelsongonzalez4533]

The G7 are a pack of wolves 🦊🐺🦊🤩

[@Anderixx]

And you are the sheep? O_o

[@nelsongonzalez4533]

Sorry ⁉️ I am the shepherd 🥍😜🪡👢

[@nelsongonzalez4533]

@@Anderixx sorry ⁉️ I am the shepherd 😜🥍👢🪡😎🤩

[@lunafringe10]

langweilig, wenn man mich fragt, Da war das Hotel Bachmeier am See, oder die Überfahrt in Rottach Egern wesentlich lebendiger. Und die Kulisse überragend. Und auch nur eine gute 3/4 Stunde nach München. it looks so static there, artificial. Boring, Auch im Bachmaier traf sich regelmässig die Prominenz, der FCBayern war dort Stammgast. Man ist auch gleich am Achensee.

[@Aroncare]

G7 😂😂😂??? the new deal is BRICS.

[@SivaShankaranG]

India 😇

[@kesmaj]

Sick

[@winsonhan2187]

They should be staying in a circus 🎪 where clowns 🤡 are housed. 😀

[@yowifeinmydm1609]

Imagine Dubai having a Hotel like that…They lack common sense to open something environmental friendly and classy. But also have no history at all so it’s just boring skyscrapers and gold.

[@filbao8113]

Why u hating

[@giselameunier3845]

payed with the Taxes from the people, lol

[@lutztech]

And tax payers are paying for them to stay there?

[@arminius3798]

NO AIR CONDITION ,I WOULD NOT STAY

[@Dafty2k]

Bro. Don’t act like you could effort it🤷‍♂️🤡

[@shashankshakher8430]

King india

[@kaijunjiang9763]

As usual the stage is set for a bunch of politicians who resolve nothing. A total waste of money.

[@Eisenarsch]

"Sustainability matters greatly at the hotel." What a joke of a statement. Luxury and sustainability are mutually exclusive subjects, but go ahead and tell me how you conserved resources for building these "sustainable" Hotels for the mega rich...

[@kbflorida888]

And with all the government buildings & park land owned by the 7 nations the taxpayers have the foot the bill for these people to stay in one of the most expensive hotels on earth. Disgraceful.

[@schwarzarbyter]

while regular german people struggle paying rent and buying food, the german government spent 180 millions € for a party for ulra rich people.

[@harrydehnhardt5092]

Thats about the same amount the tgerma axpayer is paying every year for police security at the Bundesliga soccer games. What do you think about that?

[@cnmd1636]

They should stay in Afghan right now to see how Afghan people are suffering after wars and earthquake.

[@shariffahalsagoff4440]

And none of the G7 countries send humanitarian / medical aids to Afghanistan earthquake victims !!!. Yet to ukrainian unstoppable amount of funds and weaponaries have been given and still giving as we speak.

[@laqueefasteinberg4981]

G7/NATO is controlled by the U.S the country that destroyed afghanistan in the first place.

[@junaidarif9932]

These crooks sound so strange talking about poverty in their cozy hotel rooms.

[@harrydehnhardt5092]

Would you find it more appropriate if they would have that summit under a bridge?

[@junaidarif9932]

@@harrydehnhardt5092 U know what I mean. Its just a comment of a frustrated man continuously cheated by these politicians. That's all.

[@Sofiachic30]

Ohoh mientras los alemanes sufren por la Inflación y falta de suministros energéticos los líderes de Europa pasan unas lindas vacaciones en Alemania quitados de la pena por la crisis que se vive en ese Continente

[@DWTravel]

@sofia rdz imz Since we are an English language channel, we would like you to comment in English so that more people can participate. Thank you!

[@sujrana2241]

Thanks NEWSGODNEWSBOSS INVISIBLE INVINCIBLE IMMORTAL

[@john18563]

so this is where our tax dollars went.

[@john18563]

@@RussianFans-vn6cj I do not know the Quran. I ask you to please teach me. What did it say about politicians in power showing off their wealth and luxury in front of the poor?

[@akin1190]

It's flashing like thieves.

[@woody230bal]

Thanx to tax payers. G7 Devils !!!

[@tomm187ab]

I know it well. When will Asians become guests?

[@namenlos40]

When they have democratic countries.

[@greentea8852]

@@namenlos40 Whydo they have to follow one system that is failing?

[@peterfireflylund]

Japan is in G7, remember?

[@harrydehnhardt5092]

@@greentea8852 Failing in terms of what?

[@greentea8852]

@@harrydehnhardt5092 nothing, it‘s not failing, all good, a perfect system no flaws

[@melaniamonicacraciun9900]

Now that you had the chance to travel in Elmau wish you discover the future Japanese assets, let them every window store have a new automatic distributor for further souvenirs for tourists, have you ever had fun playing with automatic machines on streets? Well, l think tourists need new urban games to play with, if such political datings really want to leave something good behind.. l have no idea friends, wish you ask them, political leaders, get in action and show us true power on managing things...we had 20 years of excuses alibies and who to blame on next, this cowards genius solution must end Ok? Because we are proud to be very Deutsch...l think fans power is even better, asking you pull out the German pride and let it shine, show us you are champions of the world plizzzzzz

[@melaniamonicacraciun9900]

You can get in action right away friends, asking tourists a souvenir, planting a tree or any other vegetals, flowers or erbs, from my behalf, all buildings need the smog eaters coat by now, basicly they would have cascades of flowers to all windows instead of cement concrete facade, the tea gardens hanging on all empty walls , the Bavarian inspiration is very suggestive. German industries are very fond of windows manufacturing as well, let them become moving glass cubes inside and out...all estate owners ever had the ambition to enjoy the tea out of every single window, if this is not a political decision.. l have no idea what political power should ever mean friends... keeping us hostages of Putin's madness huh? Yeah, that's genius, are you kidding me? Giving people roses tea gardens and oxygen factories to breathe some more, it's not about a life decision, we need to finance Putin's madness untill he will make all Europe look like the Ukraine devastated lands, think about it. .. which side are we standing on? There's so much wind on coasts, we could have all the electrical power in the world we want, we could make our planet look like a Christmas trees lights by night all the time fans, we .. do not have the same vision about the future huh?

[@vastworld8525]

I don't know why they put elephant everywhere which is look horrible

[@rachelmishal7281]

ולמה אני לא הוזמנתי??? אגב גם לא הוזמנתי ל - G20....וגם לא הוזמנתי לנאט"ו...וגם לא הוזמנתי לאו"ם (אם זה עדיין קיים).למה?

[@M-und-M]

and who pays for the expensive garbage, the german taxpayer, in a time with video calls it is not necessary to throw an overpriced party.

[@1stPrinciples455]

Can putin missiles hit this place?